Why we do the things we do....

We do things because we love them, they bring us pleasure and we seek joy in sharing experiences with others in our world. For me, the best combination of the ability to achieve this is with children. Through introducing them to the worlds available as they become literate and engage with their world. Through picture books, learning and creativity. Beyond that, give me a dog and I am happy.

A sense of relevance.

For children, literacy is a form of communication, a means of having a vocabulary and a way for them to determine a sense of relevance. Literacy in everyday life builds skills for children to determine what something looks like, what it feels like and what it sounds like. Picture books combine all of these literacies through text, visual clues and through the emotional responses gained by sharing a story together. Literacy for children is as essential as food, sunshine and time to play.

The Queensland Ready Readers Program aims to develop literacy levels in our children. Designed to develop a love of reading, rather than being a program that teaches children how to read, details about the program can be found online.

http://deta.qld.gov.au/initiatives/flyingstart/parents-carers/learning-early-years/qld-ready-readers.html